| Owen Ruffhead - Poets, English - 1769 - 600 pages
...of the fubjed, he proceeds to inquire into the proper qualities of a true critic. *' 'Tis with OUT judgments as our watches, none " Go juft alike, yet...is but rare, " True tafte as feldom is the Critic's {hare ; " Both muft alike from Heav'n derive their light, *' Thefe born to judge, as well as thofe... | |
| Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 600 pages
...feafonablenefs of the fubjecT:, he proceeds tp inquire into the proper qualities of a true critic. " Tis with our judgments as our watches, none " Go juft...own. " In Poets, as true genius is but rare, " True tafle as feldom is the Critic's mare ; u Both muft alike from Heav'n derive their light, " Thefe born... | |
| John Ogilvie - Classical poetry - 1769 - 618 pages
...an example from each:— Pope fays, ' "Tis with our judgment as our watches, none Goesjuft aright, yet each believes his own. In Poets, as true Genius...is but rare, True tafte as feldom is the Critic's (hare. It is plain that our Critic mufl be wholly at a lofs with fuch a paflage as this. The fentirnent.is... | |
| Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 592 pages
...feafonablenefs of the fubje£t, he proceeds to inquire into the proper qualities of a true critic. " 'Tis with our judgments as our watches, none * Go...juft: alike, yet each believes his own. " In Poets, as Hue genius is but rare, " True tajle as feldom is the Critic's (hare ; " Both muft alike from Heav'n... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1770 - 378 pages
...in profe. 'Tis with our judgments as our vVatchJs, none Go juft alike, yet each believes his own. 1C In Poets as true genius is but rare, True tafte as feldom is tbe Critic's fbare, Both muft alike from Heav'n derive their light, Thefe born to judge, as \vellas... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1778 - 410 pages
...their geniufcs will permit, to be the age of thirty, era few years more or lei*. Virgil was neat 'Tie with our judgments as our watches, none ,Go juft alike, yet each believes his own. 10 ." Jn Poets as true Genius is but rare, True Tafte as feldom is the Critic's fhare ; Both muft alike... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 406 pages
...but numbers err in this, . 3 Ten cenfure wrong for one who writes amifs ; A fool might once himfelf alone expofe, % Now one in verfe makes many more in...watches ; none Go juft alike, yet each believes his own. 10 In Poets as true genius is but rare, True tafte as feldom is the Critic's (hare, Both muft alike... | |
| 1780 - 498 pages
...no means the fuperlative degree in companion. But, as Mr. Pope fays, in his Eftay on Criticilha, " 'Tis with our judgments as our watches, none Go juft alike, yet each believes his own." After the author hath given, what he calls a flight hifto-r rical fketch of the controverfy between'... | |
| Christopher Smart - 1791 - 282 pages
...that, but numbers err in this, Ten cenfure wrong, for one who writes amifs. A fool might once himfelf alone expofe, Now one in \verfe makes many more in...our. watches, none Go juft alike, yet each believes kis own. In poets as true genius is but rare, . True tafte as feldom is the critick's mare ; Both muft... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...expofe ; Mow out in vcrfc makes many more in profc. 'Tis with our judgments as our watches; non« 3o let go by the adtor. Mercy in Governors recommended. mare-; Both muft alike from Heaven derive their light, Theic born to judge, as well as thofe to write.... | |
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